pleat
noun
1 pleat
Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape.
synonym: plait.
Roget 258: fold, plicature†, plait, pleat, ply, crease; tuck, gather; flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, ... show more
Dutch: plooi
Polish: fałd, fałda, plisa
verb
1 pleat
Pleat or gather into a ruffle.
synonym: ruffle.
2 pleat
Fold into pleats:
— Pleat the cloth.
synonym: plicate.
Moby thesaurus: accordion pleat, aqueduct, box pleat, canal, canalization, canalize, carve, chamfer, channel, chisel, corrugate, crack, crease, crimp, crisp, cut, dado, dike, ditch, dog-ear ... show more.
pleated
adjective
Roget 258: folded, fluted, pleated etc. v..
Moby thesaurus: canaliculate, canaliculated, chamfered, channeled, corduroy, corduroyed, corrugate, corrugated, costate, creased, crimped, cut, dadoed, dog-eared, doubled, engraved, flexible, flounced, fluted, foldable ... show more.
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